Which to use
“Text” and “Texter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #914
- “Text” frequency rank
- #36,060
- “Texter” frequency rank
- 36974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Text | Texter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mündliche oder schriftliche Folge von Sätzen, die miteinander syntaktisch und semantisch verbunden sind (Kohärenz, Kohäsion), eine abgeschlossene Einheit bilden (Kompletion) und eine bestimmte kommunikative Funktion (Textfunktion) erfüllen | Person, die (meist beruflich) Werbe- oder Liedtexte verfasst |
Where the eye mixes Text and Texter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Text vs Texter
A purely visual mix-up. Text ([tɛkst]) and Texter ([ˈtɛkstɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Text” sits inside “Texter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Text is recorded at frequency rank #914, classified as anoun, pronounced [tɛkst]. Texter is at rank #36,060, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɛkstɐ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36974, this pair ranks #1,601,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Text vs Texter
Shared letters: etx. Private to "Text": -. Private to "Texter": r.
"Text" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Texter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Text" and "Texter" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Text" or "Texter" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Text" and "Texter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Text" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Texter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,601,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Text" and "Texter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Teiler vs Texter". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,601,979 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.